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The installation ‘Breaking the Cage’ presents three of the four bird species that make out the pheasant family, the genus Gallus. The animals...

Tussen 23 april en 23 mei toont MediaRuimte het werk van Koen Vanmechelen. Onder de titel 'Cosmopolitan Chicken Project_In-vetro' brengt deze kun...

The location is found, the date determined, the egg stops and is ready to hatch… For Artzuid 2011, leading writer and artist Jan Cremer will pre...

Carried by Generations Een nest transparante eieren rust in de duinen. Een ei-land van gesculpteerd licht. Het nest ademt zeebries, zand en licht...

Born in Venice - Open University of Diversity a contemporary manifestation on the borderline of art and science Istituto Veneto di Scienze Letter...

Un autre monde ∣ J.J. Grandville Musée provincial Félicien Rops 25.06.2011 - 11.09.2011

Expo at Absolute Art Gallery in Knokke (BE). Central piece at this exhibition is the statue 'King's crown'. Along with this statue there will...

  In collaboration with the University of Hasselt, visitors of the Pukkelpop-festival will be invited to take part in one of the studies that is cu...

  The exhibition Glasstress Stockholm presents works by internationally renowned painters, sculptors and installation artists. From different points...

Beeldend kunstenaars Koen Vanmechelen, Joris De Geest en Zjos Meyvis werken vanuit een groot ecologisch bewustzijn. In hun artistiek oeuvre benaderen ze...

During the Open Heritage Days (Open Monumentendagen) on 9, 10 and 11 September, the site of the former Gelatine Factory in Hasselt willl host a free new ...

 EUROPE - GENETIC FREEDOM FIRST SCENARIO  BY FILIP LUYCKX When starting with a project on Europe, one might wonder how to define ...

The Guangdong museum of Art (Guangzhou, China) selected belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen as central artist in their 'Inauguration Exhibition of t...

 Group exhibition curated by Chiara Casarin during the 54. Biennale d'art di Venezia at Fondazione Querini Stampalia (Venice, Italy).  ...

Group expo with work of a.o. Koen Vanmechelen, Nilton Cunha, Luiz Braga and anthropologists Patrick Berben and Martine De Roeck. 

 Vernissage "Andermans Veren", group expo at De Mijlpaal, Heusden (BE), where Koen Vanmechelen will present his installation 'SJAMANIS...

  Exposition of the last edition of the Cosmopolitan Chicken Project at De Mijlpaal Art Gallery. With introduction by Dr.G. Verswijver, ...

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - campus Kortrijk (KULAK), invites artist Koen Vanmechelen to present an installation that focusses on his longterm collab...

For the Creativity World Forum 2011, Koen Vanmechelen presents ‘Nato a Venezia’, an installation based on his expo at the 54th Biennial of V...

The birth of new Cosmogolem.

  For this last edition of BRAFA the artist Koen Vanmechelen will put on display one of his latest works -  'IN VETRO' - C.C.P...

Curated by Adriano Berengo, Holly Hotchner, and David McFadden   The exhibition project, conceived by Adriano Berengo, that shattered...

Koen Vanmechelen is on display at a new exposition entitled    "De Nieuwe Gouden Eeuw". At this exhibition Koen vanmechelen has...

ARTOUR-O the MUST – Temporary Museum – is an international appointment that gathers contemporary art and design, contextualised in institutio...

From the 15th of March until the 5th of Mai, Verbeke Gallery will show a variety of works from Koen Vanmechelen; a.o. Medusa, drawings, collages, photo&#...

For the fiftieth anniversary of the Canteclaer parade, the 'Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek' shows Koen's work King...

Between May and June the Saint-Loup church in Namur will be the scene for ‘Confessions’. This group-exhibition brings together the works...

On the 31ste of May, the artist lunch at a social restaurant that employs immigrantes ( Alternatief vzw). If you want to join us, please enroll vi...

All immigrantes need to be official registrated at the town hall - register of population. from 9h - 11h City Hall Hasselt - Groenplein 1, 3500 ...

During Manifesta9 the Open University of Diversity will host ‘Hotel De Inmigrantes’, a project that relates to the history of migrations and ...

This summer, CIAP presents 'Parallel Worlds', a vivid expo on contemporary art in Belgian Limburg. Video, installation, sculptures, pictures and ...

Leaving for a living is a surprising view on migration by Rudi Bogaerts, Jan Carlier, Reg Carremans, Hugo Duchateau, Fred Eerdekens, Daan Gielis, Will...

Official opening Hotel de Inmigrantes - Cosmopolitan Stranger at 15h with various artist performances during the official opening of Hasselt Par...

Curator Annemie Van Laethem created a group expo with as core issue the safeguard of artist’s identity and artistic freedom. In ManifestlyPresent t...

Scientists of Hasselt University will take some DNA-samples of the immigrant-artists to trace e.g. their origin. From 15h. Location: OpUnDi, ...

The immigrant-artists will be allowed to vent their views on the central themes of the project, migration, biocultural diversity and identity, at a Speak...

As a preparation for the debate at UHasselt, workshops are being organized. The central themes immigration, identity, diversity & globalisation will ...

Open University of Diversity and the faculties of Sciences and Medicine & Life Sciences are pleased to invite you to the debate of 'Hotel De Inmi...

Afterparty Hotel de Inmigrantes – Cosmopolitan Stranger, with live music from a.o. COEM and Squadra Bossa feat. Buscemi and Livingstone. From...

For the next edition of documenta curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev invited Koen Vanmechelen with his Cosmopolitan Chicken Project for one of the most i...

Koen Vanmechelen, godfather of B-Classic (the new 'Festival van Vlaanderen') will host one their classical concerts in his atelier. On Satu...

Koen Vanmechelen has created an artwork for the firm Danis. This work of art created by combining two kinds of pig with eachother will be part of a bigge...

Koen Vanmechelen has created a new artwork for the company Vanden Avenne. This company is specialized in producing fodder for chickens, pigs and cattle. ...

At the Watou artfestival 2012, Vanmechelen will show Coming World - C.C.P., an installation about evolution.The enormous wooden egg is, as always in the ...

Conservation - C.C.P. is based on a installation of Koen Vanmechelen that he made for the 4th triënal of Guangzhou in China. Vanmechelen transformed...

This next edition of Glasstress will take place in Beirut. It will again present work by internationally renowned painters, sculptors and installation ar...

This year, Hasselt will be the next city to host the elephant of the Elephant Parade. From the 1st of September till the 1st of November 2012, about 40 d...

Koen Vanmechelen's works Moments of Fame and 30-02-2010 will be presented at Art Platform - Los Angeles by Amstel Gallery, an artgallery in Amsterdam...

Between October 7th and December 16th Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen will fight his own work and the Teutonic Order in the double exhibition COMBAT. Mai...

Koen Vanmechelen is selected with his work 'Forever - C.C.P. for the exhibition BONES by LABO. It will be on display in CIAP (Hasselt) from October 1...

The TINA B. (This is not another biennale - festival) Contemporary Art Festival in Prague selected Koen Vanmechelens CosmoGolem for their 7th edition. Ev...

Koen Vanmechelen participates with his work Forever - C.C.P. in the exhibition Glass is More, which is part of Delicious Design, the Dutch Design Week in...

Koen Vanmechelen participates with one work at the exhibition Secret Postcards. Want to know more? Check out their website !

Works of Koen Vanmechelen will be presented at Contemporary Istanbul by Amstel Gallery, an art gallery in Amsterdam. Contemporary Istanbul is the premium...

B-Classic - Festival van Vlaanderen presenteert Stef Kamil Carlens (Zita Swoon Group) en Ludo Mariën in COMBAT met Koen Vanmechelen. ...

Wednesday, the new campagne of Bond zonder Naam, Eenzaamheid, will be presented. Koen Vanmechelen plays a special role in the project. The whole week, Bo...

Koen Vanmechelen is invited to give a lecture, this monday December 17 at Tori Oso (Paramaribo). Vanmechelen travels the next 10 days in Suriname, to set...

 BRAFA   The 58 th Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair takes place for the tenth time in the huge halls of Tour & Taxis. 122 ...

From January 25 until April 14 Koen Vanmechelen presents his work ‘The Walking Egg’, a mixed media installation, at Transformation, the fifth...

The group exposition ‘L’origine de l’œuvre’ opens on Tuesday February 7 at 6 pm. Koen Vanmechelen presents his works &lsquo...

Wherever the Cosmopolitan Chicken has landed, it invades and changes the dreams and perceptions of people who come to see it”, Koen Vanmechelen, Ja...

On the 13th of February, the exhibition ‘Cultural Freedom in Europe’ opens its doors in Brussels. This group expo with 29 artists from all ar...

On the 29 th of January; the Open University blew out his very first candle. With a dozen of events at the studio in 2012, the concept of bringing peopl...

Vera Vermeersch, tapestry weaver, will present her work in the cultural centre of Hasselt. Most of them are contemporary carpets that are being tufted in...

The exposition Vrouwenkuren organised by the department IPSOC of the university college KATHO in cooperation with the Dr. Ghislain museum in Ghent, runs ...

For their next edition, the creative brains behind Opkras Kuiten will occupy deSingel in Antwerpen. Theme of this edition is the current crisis. Can this...

Koen Vanmechelen is invited by UHasselt for a debate night at Het Borrelhuis where three main speakers will discuss the opportunities and threats in a ra...

Gallerija Kapelica’s invitation brought Koen Vanmechelen to the 17 th crossing in the Cosmopolitan Chicken Project. In cooperation with the ...

Artwork of Koen Vanmechelen will be on display at this year’s 47 th edition of ART COLOGNE, the world's oldest and longest running fair for 20...

For this year’s special edition of the ‘O-Parade’; the ‘best of 64 years’; parade floats designed by among others Koen Vanm...

The exhibition ‘Leaving Paradise’ clusters a dozen seminal works by the Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen (47). They accentuate the broad canva...

For the inauguration of LOMAK; Loois museum voor Actuele Kunst, artist Koen Vanmechelen was asked to create the first installation for this excep...

For the second time in a row, Koen Vanmechelen participates in the International Sculpture Route Amsterdam; ArtZuid. This year Henk van Os, professor of ...

For White Light / White Heat the artists are asked to respond to the theme of light and heat, the components of fire, the destructive/creative element l...

For Pavilion 0, Koen Vanmechelen was inspired by the theme of diversity, mutual curiosity and identity. During the Biennial of Venice, he will present &l...

In Merano, on the occasion of the 55th Biennale di Venezia and 3rd edition of "Glasstress", the expo "Murano><Merano" will be o...

The 10 th edition of Beelden op de Berg, titled (Re)source, revolves around authenticity and manipulation. The setting is the Arboretum in Wageningen. T...

  On the occasion of the exhibition Beelden op de Berg - (re)source , Galerie Wit (within a stone's throw of Arboretum Belmonte) presents...

Inspired by the summer project of VLIEG (Fly), Museum de Mindere in Sint-Truiden invites Vanmechelen to exhibit one of his works during their su...

With the Vlieg (Fly) campaigns;  Cultuurnet Vlaanderen , an organisation that at the request of the Flemish authorities tries to give (more) pe...

Kortrijk Vlaandert, an art parcours throughout the city of Kortrijk, selected 18 artists from 9 Belgian provinces. Vanmechelen presents a.o. Grale &ndash...

  Ring the bells that still can ring.  Forget your perfect offering.  There is a crack in everything.  ...

Re-Opening of Guy Pieters Gallery in St. Paul de Vence with works from Quinze, Fabre and Vanmechelen. In Protected Paradise Koen Vanmechelen combin...

‘Kunst en Cultuur aan huis’ aims to create more visibility for Belgian art and culture in The Netherlands. Every year a new partner is solici...